Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

LSE:0Y9S Stock Report

Market Cap: US$20.9b

Check Point Software Technologies Valuation

Is 0Y9S undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0Y9S when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0Y9S ($191.56) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($203.98)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0Y9S is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0Y9S?

Key metric: As 0Y9S is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0Y9S. This is calculated by dividing 0Y9S's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0Y9S's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio25.1x
EarningsUS$837.40m
Market CapUS$20.86b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0Y9S's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0Y9S vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average71.8x
SGE Sage Group
39.8x12.5%UK£12.8b
BLTG Blancco Technology Group
63x36.0%UK£173.0m
CNS Corero Network Security
158.5x52.7%UK£100.9m
SCT Softcat
25.8x8.6%UK£3.1b
0Y9S Check Point Software Technologies
25.1x5.0%US$20.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0Y9S is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.1x) compared to the peer average (74.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0Y9S's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Software Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SORT Sorted Group Holdings
2.9xn/aUS$5.12m
No more companies available in this PE range
0Y9S 25.1xIndustry Avg. 34.2xNo. of Companies4PE020406080100+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0Y9S is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.1x) compared to the UK Software industry average (34.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0Y9S's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0Y9S PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio25.1x
Fair PE Ratio48.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0Y9S is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (48.7x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0Y9S forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$191.56
US$194.10
+1.3%
11.6%US$230.00US$110.00n/a29
Dec ’25US$182.34
US$192.72
+5.7%
11.5%US$230.00US$110.00n/a29
Nov ’25US$170.59
US$194.12
+13.8%
11.1%US$230.00US$110.00n/a29
Oct ’25US$190.36
US$190.42
+0.03%
11.0%US$225.00US$110.00n/a30
Sep ’25US$192.50
US$189.35
-1.6%
10.7%US$215.00US$110.00n/a30
Aug ’25US$180.33
US$187.71
+4.1%
10.8%US$215.00US$110.00n/a30
Jul ’25US$164.71
US$171.78
+4.3%
9.9%US$205.00US$110.00n/a30
Jun ’25US$148.22
US$171.76
+15.9%
10.2%US$205.00US$110.00n/a29
May ’25US$150.06
US$172.01
+14.6%
10.1%US$205.00US$110.00n/a30
Apr ’25US$164.52
US$172.54
+4.9%
10.2%US$205.00US$110.00n/a30
Mar ’25US$158.53
US$170.44
+7.5%
9.6%US$200.00US$110.00n/a30
Feb ’25US$161.66
US$159.07
-1.6%
10.2%US$190.00US$110.00n/a28
Jan ’25US$152.03
US$148.96
-2.0%
9.5%US$190.00US$132.00n/a27
Dec ’24US$144.93
US$141.62
-2.3%
8.6%US$161.00US$103.00US$182.3426
Nov ’24US$136.32
US$140.65
+3.2%
8.3%US$161.00US$103.00US$170.5926
Oct ’24US$133.40
US$138.44
+3.8%
8.7%US$161.00US$103.00US$190.3627
Sep ’24US$133.78
US$138.22
+3.3%
8.6%US$161.00US$103.00US$192.5027
Aug ’24US$131.01
US$137.85
+5.2%
8.8%US$161.00US$103.00US$180.3327
Jul ’24US$127.49
US$133.69
+4.9%
8.9%US$164.00US$103.00US$164.7126
Jun ’24US$124.66
US$133.04
+6.7%
8.7%US$164.00US$103.00US$148.2225
May ’24US$126.91
US$135.19
+6.5%
9.9%US$164.00US$103.00US$150.0627
Apr ’24US$126.85
US$138.04
+8.8%
10.0%US$164.00US$103.00US$164.5228
Mar ’24US$124.84
US$138.45
+10.9%
9.9%US$164.00US$103.00US$158.5329
Feb ’24US$127.19
US$139.00
+9.3%
10.1%US$164.00US$103.00US$161.6628
Jan ’24US$126.33
US$137.23
+8.6%
10.9%US$164.00US$103.00US$152.0326
Dec ’23US$129.21
US$137.23
+6.2%
10.9%US$164.00US$103.00US$144.9326

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 05:10
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/26 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is covered by 73 analysts. 34 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jamie SheltonArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company
Shrenik KothariBaird